employee benefits expense (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

employee benefits expense

Schedule of employee benefit expenses


				Three months						Six months
Periods ended June 30 (millions)		Note		2019			2018			2019			2018
Employee benefits expense – gross
Wages and salaries				$	762		$	694		$	1,465		$	1,377
Share-based compensation		14			30			41			64			68
Pensions – defined benefit		15(a)			19			24			39			49
Pensions – defined contribution		15(b)			20			20			43			44
Restructuring costs		16(a)			19			23			34			51
Other					47			39			89			79
					897			841			1,734			1,668
Capitalized internal labour costs, net
Contract acquisition costs		20
Capitalized					(12)			(9)			(24)			(23)
Amortized					11			11			23			23
Contract fulfilment costs		20
Capitalized					—			(1)			(1)			(2)
Amortized					—			1			1			2
Property, plant and equipment					(90)			(87)			(175)			(171)
Intangible assets subject to amortization					(48)			(45)			(94)			(86)
					(139)			(130)			(270)			(257)
				$	758		$	711		$	1,464		$	1,411